Big Brother

Big Brother may refer to: * Authoritarianism, any omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure representing the oppressive control over individual lives exerted by an authoritarian government. A reference to: ** Big Brother (1984), the leader of Oceania (fiction) in ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' by George Orwell, about a repressive regime which constantly watches its citizens, and: *** by generalisation, a term for pervasive surveillance, particularly video surveillance. *** also the name of a Big Brother Award for particularly hideous acts against personal privacy * Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a voluntary organization that mentors youth. ''No overtly negative connotation and not associated with the previous references.'' * Big Brother (TV series), a reality television series (also Big Brother (UK TV series), Big Brother (Australian TV series), Big Brother (USA TV series)) The only association with ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' is the fact that the shows feature constant surveillance of the participants, and there is a rule-enforcing authority figure monitoring their behaviour. * Big Brother (records), the United Kingdom record label of Oasis (band). * Big Brother and the Holding Company, a band from San Francisco's psychedelic era, best known for its most famous lead singer, Janis Joplin. * "Big Brother (Stevie Wonder)", a song by Stevie Wonder which appeared on the album ''Talking Book''. * "Big Brother (David Bowie)", a song by David Bowie which appeared on the album ''Diamond Dogs''. * "Big Brother (Girls Aloud)", a song by Girls Aloud which appeared on the album ''What Will The Neighbours Say?''.

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Hello "Big Brother. -- ~~Emmanuael Goldstein~~ User:Infrogmation 19:22, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)

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